Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-24
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bought rs many. These were all killed 1or
their skins only. contrary 10 law.
A MASSACHUSETTS MAN who recently died
willed his horse, his COW, his cat. and his
fowls to the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals, and also $4,000, stipulat-
ing that the society should tenderly care FOL
the animals as long as they lived.
FIVE MONTHS ago George Hackett Wis
consin lumberman, was bitten IN the hand by
a rattlesnake. He drank much whisky, and
apparently all danger from the bite passed
Last hanksgiving the hand began to swell
and pain him, and few days ago he died
from the effects of the poison that had so long
remained IN his system.
IN West Virginia there Is nothing required
TO enable a man to escape all jury duty except
mere request to nave his name placed on
the jury list The law provides: But the
name of no person shall be put on such list
who may have requested the court, or any
member thereof by himself or another per-
son, TO have his name placed on such list"
THE undertakers of Pittsburg having lost
considerable money through the NEGLECT of
customers TO pay their bills. are talking about
a novel method of posting their debtors.
They would have large placards, on which
are printed detailed statements OF each debt,
scattered throughout the Gem eteries on Dec
Grafton day and other days when the Gene
teries are crowded, and the placards sure to
their debtors into paying up.
IN Grant county, Ore, where the bounty
on jackrabbit scaps is sc. each, some of the
farmers stretch a wire screen across the
prairie, the screen having meshes just large
enough for a rabbit 10 stick his head through.
Then men and dogs round up the rabbits.
and drive them toward the screen, and, in
through and are caught. Then the farmers
scalp the captives and let them go. hoping
that each will raise another SC. scalp before
long. This is the story told by the Grant
county News.
The forts which nave been constructed
round Paris since 1871 are so far outside the
old forts and form so wide a circle that 1t
would require an Incalcuable number of
men to invest the city. 1t took 800 900 Ger
mans to encirce the old line; there are not
enough men in German to encIrcle the new
one 1t would accordingly be impossible to
prevent the garrison of Paris from receiving
supplies and relnforcements, and the CITY
could hold out forever. The only way to
capture 1t ID by assault. and as this method
was considered impracticable in 1870, it is not
likely to be tried next time.
j. n. WHITLEY, a wealthy young man of
Washington, Pa, was leading church men,
Der, finely educated, and favorite in the best
society. He was TO have been married on
Wednesday last to Miss Mary C. Moore a
wealthy young lazy OF HlJJSDurg. he was
arrested while dressed In his wedding suit
and while the bride and her maids were
awaiting his coming, for stealing lot of gold
pens. Although the merchant declined to
prosecute, the bride calmly removed her wed
ding robes and laid them away. The young
man had fitted up magnificent residence for
his bride. 1t is thought that he must have
gone suddenly crazy, for the theft is other
wise unaccountable.
AS AN Albany IN. " journal representa-
-
the other day, the genial artist of the brush
observed that the journalist sneezed when his
hair was combed. ibid | touch the speezing
spot?" inquired the barber. He then proceed
ed TO explain that the 'sneezing spot" was a
sensitive place to the left of the middle of the
forehead. why" said he. there are men
who come in here who sneeze regul arly every
time l comb their hair or shave them lust as
soon as the comb passes over that spot. | had
man in here. yesterday who sneezed three
times just as hard as he could, all because
touched the sneezing spot 1t must be a very
small nerve that tlckles the nostril."
SENAToR-ELECT REAGAN. of Texas, when
he speaks is never at ease, it is said, unless he
has string in his hand and he keeps pulling
this through his fingers as he talks. His
favorite position, when listening to a discus
sion in the House. is sitting back in his chair
with piece of white letter paper in his
hands. Thls he folds up carefully, and vi th
his jackknfe cuts through the folds. The two
pieces of paper he then lays together, folds
them, and cuts them in pieces He reduces
| these pieces still smaller in the same Way and
when he has used up one piece of paper he
takes another. So he goes on for hours at a
time. until his desk is Uttered with scraps OF
paper and the floor surrounding it looks like
that about the scissors editor of a newspaper
AT a certain party at which Sidney Smith
was present one of the company having said
that he was about to drop I'M at Lady Bles-
sington's, young gentleman, perfect
stranger to him, said, with the most stgalIant
modesty:" "Oh, then. you can take me with
YOU; l want very much to know her: Won can
| Introduce me-" While the other was stand
| ing aghast at the impudence of the proposal
and mutterlng something about being but a
| slight acquaintance himself. and not knowing
! very well how he could take such a liberty
| etc., Sidney Smith observed: pray oblige
our young friend; you can do it easily enough
| by Introducing him IN a capacity very de-
| sirable at this CLOSE season of the year, Saw
| you are bringing with you the cool of the
| evening""
AMERICAS latest and most novel idea is a
|. straw house. At the forthcoming American
exhibition, which is to open May at Earle't
| Court, KenslngrOn, will be house of straw,
| now being made in Philadelphia, This house
| is an American suburban villa, very hand
| some and thoroughly artistic in design. two
| and a half stories high and covering space
of AZ by 80 feet. IL is built entirely of mate
rails manufactured by straw, foundations
| timber, flooring, sheathing. roofing-eqery.
| thing in fact, including the chmney-the
material being tireproof as well as water
proof. The inside finish will be in imitation
rosewood, mahogany, walnut, maple, ash
ebony and other fine woods, the straw lum bel
taking perfectly well the surface and color OF
the desired grain.
AN article in the Edinburgh Review touch
ing on Admiral Hobart Pasha's habit OF TO-
mancing, reminds an English writer that
some years ago during the debate on Batoum
Lord Granville and Lord Beaconsfeld m AIDE
Numerically opposite statements about Ba-
toum, both on the highest authority, Aston
ished at the complete d ivergence of statement
Lord Granville inquired as to the source OF
the opposite story. He found it came from
Hobart Pa5ha, the very man who had sun
piled him with his own inform alton. Hobart
knew all about Batoum. and he used his
knowledge to such excellent effect that ne
had produced two memoranda, one OF which
he took to Lord Granville aud the other Ia
Lord Beaconsheld. both showing an intim tie
acquaintance with the question and both
leading to Numerically opposite conclusions.
THE statement recently published that the
sea serpent had been cut in two by a swift
vessel must be a mistake. because Capt. G.
CORTLAND Paine reports to the Mystic Press
that on Feb. Z. while hauling lobster pots not
far from Middle Ledge, he saw what surely
was the sea serpent. 1t was black and It's
head and body, which reached forward Int
tie arch ng, extended six TO eight feet out OF
the water, being the whole length AZ big as a
half barrel. The head was shaved somethi n Z
like that OF an Gel. The serpent was moving
frp mn mil IN 4 ha